Court judgment figures for England and Wales, from Registry Trust.
279,045
New consumer judgments Q3 2025
There were 279,045 new consumer judgments registered in England and Wales in Quarter 3 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 15, Registry Trust, Q3 2025
Judgments registered in the calendar quarter. Quarter 1 is January to March.
38%
Unsatisfied judgments under £500
38% of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts below £500 at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 3, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
The same page gives 4.1 million unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales, of which 1.6 million are below £500.
13%
Unsatisfied judgments over £3,000
13% of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.
63%
Value share, judgments over £3,000
63% of the value of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales was in judgments for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.
26%
Commercial judgments over £3,000
26% of unsatisfied commercial judgments in England and Wales were for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 18, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.
4,659,210
Consumer judgments on register
There were 4,659,210 consumer judgments on the Register for England and Wales at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 12, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025. The Register holds judgments for six years. The consumer plus commercial figures add to the jurisdiction total, and the unsatisfied plus satisfied counts on the value pages add to the consumer and commercial figures.
£756
Median unsatisfied judgment
The median value of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales was £756 at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.
£277
Most common judgment amount
The most frequent amount among unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales was £277, shared by 44,675 judgments, at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.
£5,200m
Value of judgments over £3,000
Unsatisfied consumer judgments for amounts greater than £3,000 in England and Wales added up to £5.2 billion at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.
589,408
Commercial judgments on register
There were 589,408 commercial judgments on the Register for England and Wales at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 12, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025. The Register holds judgments for six years. The consumer plus commercial figures add to the jurisdiction total, and the unsatisfied plus satisfied counts on the value pages add to the consumer and commercial figures.
37,638
New commercial judgments
There were 37,638 new commercial judgments registered in England and Wales in Quarter 3 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 17, Registry Trust, Q3 2025
Judgments registered in the calendar quarter. Quarter 1 is January to March.
£1,050
Median commercial judgment
The median value of unsatisfied commercial judgments in England and Wales was £1,050 at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 18, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.
5,248,618
All judgments on register
There were 5,248,618 judgments on the Register for England and Wales at 1 October 2025.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 12, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025
Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025. The Register holds judgments for six years. The consumer plus commercial figures add to the jurisdiction total, and the unsatisfied plus satisfied counts on the value pages add to the consumer and commercial figures.
754,259
New consumer judgments 2022
There were 754,259 new consumer judgments registered in England and Wales in 2022.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 15, Registry Trust, 2022
Calendar year. A new judgment is one recorded in the Register for the first time in the period, counted by the date it was entered on the Register, not the court's judgment date. Data observed on 1 October 2025. Earlier years are revised in each statistics book, so they can differ from the same year in earlier editions.
1,142,195
New consumer judgments 2019
There were 1,142,195 new consumer judgments registered in England and Wales in 2019.
Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 15, Registry Trust, 2019
Calendar year. A new judgment is one recorded in the Register for the first time in the period, counted by the date it was entered on the Register, not the court's judgment date. Data observed on 1 October 2025. Earlier years are revised in each statistics book, so they can differ from the same year in earlier editions.